* Update: the leaked build does have some bugs, so be sure to read through the forum threads before deciding if you want to install or wait for a newer build. If you run into any issues, you can always downgrade - check out our BlackBerry 101 section for help! *

w00t!!!! Own a BlackBerry Bold 9700? If you don't mind trying an unofficially released operating system, it's pretty much time to stop what you're doing and step right up and download BlackBerry 6 for your BlackBerry Bold 9700. The OS version is 6.0.0.344. Jump into our forums for the findings on this one, and you can download at the links below. And if you're not sure what all the hype behind BlackBerry 6 is, be sure to read our BlackBerry 6 review for more info.

*OS Disclaimer - Please Read: Keep in mind this is NOT an official release and as such is not supported by RIM or your Carrier. If you choose to install, do so at your own risk and only if you're comfortable in the process of upgrading and downgrading your device software. It is quite normal during operating system development for certain features to be crippled or disabled while others are tested, and these beta builds often reflect that. They are not always better. Depending on your BlackBerry comfort level, it may be best for you to wait for community feedback on a build before deciding to download and install for yourself or simply wait for the next official release. If you require support, you will find it in our CrackBerry forums via our extremely knowledgeable community base - do not contact your carrier or RIM for Beta OS technical support (their first course of action will be to advise you to downgrade to a supported OS). *

Just installed the OS and followed the instruction by previous posters. Thanks guys, went smooth and no issues whatsoever, in fact even easier then the point release of 5.0. I just have to say WOW!!!! All 3rd party apps are working, had to re-register them, but the OS install using desktop manager 6.0 was flawless. i did not delete the vendor xml file either.

Impressions... very fast and very fluid. No trouble copying and pasting. tested it on the facebook 9 betazone key. The browser, wicked fast and displays the sites that used to be a pain to look at, displays them perfectly. Love the social connector, installed after the OS install through DM applications screen. Boot up is way faster than all the 5.0 releases. I have tmobile and as the OS booted for the first time, berry pop up popped up with an email, so network registration was almost instant. 3G is great, but I am in dallas, so its always been great. WIFI - no issues there. I love the layout and all of the icons especially on the call screen. very easy to see incoming, outgoing etc... Battery management seems better, after 2 hours the bar hasnt even moved at all and I have been installing stuff. My available memory is 50MB, but I got lots of pics on phone memory - gonna move them. the only sad part is all of the bad ass themes for 5.0. The plus side, save the space, but there were some nice ones that hopefully the developers are going to try and update for us.....but even with that, this is like a brand new phone out of the box. So a small price to pay with the added functionality. The options screen is categorized into groups now. gonna take a little time to get used to it sort of like control panel in windows 7 category view. Less clutter. I am sure some of the genius theme guys are gonna figure out a way to hide the top and bottom banners, even though I have read here that it wont be possible. For the theme and wallpaper lovers, the way the OS is now, there is not a lot of real estate in that middle slice for nice pics. Maybe crackberry can make a wallpaper picture modifier that will allow you to take a pic and optimize the cropping to best fit the visible area. One issue with berry popup, I get the notifications, and can scroll down the message, but cant click on anything in the message. A small thing for sure. Unified search is amazing as well as the contacts. Still no add to existing contact functionality, I was a little surprised. bookmarks for the browser are actually pictured thumbnails, very cool as well as history. You can see them in text as well, but the most recent 9 are thumb-nailed. click on a contact and scroll down and it shows recent activity. like the last 5 things, in my case sent and received emails to the contact. that is very cool. Also have the ability to add custom fields under the contact, another very cool feature. The pictures in the media folder, the thumbnails load wicked fast and the camera now is connected to the gps so you can add the option to geo tag your photos, another very cool feature. can turn flash on or off really fast as its on the photo screen bottom ribbon and you can have the geo-tagging overlay on and it will tell you the tag its going to use. The sensitivity on the camera seems to have been improved for low light conditions as well. for any users on the fence, back up your data and take the plunge. It really is like a new phone, without the few hundred bucks. All of the negative stuff about slow and the 9700 is gonna choke, well that seems to be all bullshit. It runs faster than 5.0, at least on my phone. And our phones are all the same, its just the software we have on them. Cant wait for an "official" release, but definitely keeping this. GPS acquires quickly. The boot splash screen the progress bar now goes all the way across the screen and it moves fast. The guy that posted the instructions, thanks. When i did it, I let the whole thing install and also restore the data. then disconnected and did a battery pull and connected with bbsak and deleted the problem file and rebooted again and it was perfect. take the plunge, you really wont regret it.

can someone please help a fellow bb owner out with this os6 software with step by step details? i done tried this 4 times now & still cant get it..... all i keep getting is a white screen with icons smh i really need some good help!! this is the 1st time i ever had a problem with downloading & uploading something

My OS 6 seems to have been installed with alot of problems. my whole screen is white. and can't properly use my bb. Now what? I tried downgrading but it's not working. My pc is a 64 bit pc and can't install that device wiping software. Crackberry, now what?

I'm having on heck of a time guys! I first downloaded and tried to install and it said i was "missing modules", so i redownloaded and installed and tried again and it went through fine. now my blackberry loads up a start video (cool i may add!) then it goes to this really simple ms-dos look operating system that doesn't really work... wtf?! anybody else have this happen?

Anybody else having issues with BerryPopup? The popups work just fine, but if I press "r" to reply to an SMS, I'm able to type a reply, but not send it. Pressing "Enter" does not work, and neither does the Menu button. I have to close the Msgs app, and re-open the sms to reply. Not a big deal, but gets a little annoying. Also, a bigger issue is if I receive a hyperlink and click it on the popup, the popup freezes and will stay up until I do a battery pull. VERY annoying!
I tried installing the OS 4.7 ver. from the Bellshare site, and I still have the same issues. Other than that, I am LOVING OS6!

I had a blast at first, but now my browser wont download any non mobile pages. Opera mini track pad wont work, and if I can't browse, then there no point to upgrade(or leak, whatever)I would love to keep this on, wait, my battery is pretty low, I'm going to charge it and give it another try, if I still have the same issues, then I'm going back to 5.0(I have no prob using opera mini :) Is anyone els having tese problem?

Even though I have been patiently waiting with expectation as much as the rest of you guys, I was a bit reluctant to download it at first, as I had my OS5 finely tuned and humming on .938..... I upgraded my mates 9650 last week and had the chance to play a little with it and was concerned about the amount of real estate the trays and banners take up on the home screen, not to mention the numerous reports of the redundant "views" that have been the bane of several users. I also noticed on the 9650 that all the camera scene options aren't available and I'm pleased to see that the 9700 gets the full suite of options.

Other than a lot of spinning hourglasses whilst reloading my apps, specifically IM+ Lite, and some "lagging" while everything bedded in, I am pleased to say that it has loaded up a charm and operates silky smooth. The webkit is a vast improvement on its predecessor and has negated the need to have Opera Mini and Bolt browsers in my arsenal as was required on OS5. The universal search function is literally a dream come true and an even better experience than the polished keyboard shortcuts I was accustomed to on OS5

As I said, I was concerned that I would lose a lot of the efficiencies that I have customised into the phone over the last 11 months and I am very pleased to state that this OS6 is actually superior in useability to my finely tweaked oS5.

I ended up with about 70MB of free memory, down from 102MB, but I"m not concerned, I have all the apps I need for an efficient experience. The only app that didnt seem to want to load was my wallpaper shifter.

I downloaded the update and i have the white screen, small icons, etc. I went to downgrade, (update my device, selected my 5.0.whatever) and now its telling me that it cant detect my device AT ALL! WHAT DO I DO!?? PLEASE SOMEONE HELP!

Just a quick question if anyone can answer... After the reboot, I now have 2 T-Mobile Web2Go icons. Does anyone else have this, and have you figured out a fix? I looked in the .cods but couldn't find anything. Tried deleting the service books and the next time it reboots, its back. So now I've just hid it. Thanks in advance.

No problem bro,
it vl b ok within 10 minuts...
coz i too got the same problem aftr i upgrading...
then it automatically register intio BBserver nd.. then aftr 10 minut it works smoothly...
lets wait... and enjoy

aftetr i upgraded my memory is at 89.4 MB w/out using shrink a OS. im really liking this link cant wait for the official release whenever that is. hopefully someone will make new themes for the 9700 running 6.

the browser now does not work unless im in a wifi network even though i have a data plan from my carrier. Any one has the same error or knows how to fix it. or should i just wait for the official release :P thx...

Brothers,
aftr upgrading...
open up the DM and application tab> then add all applications to install to ur bb.. then only u can get all apps like memo pad,task,games,messengers etc etc.....
enjoy......

This leak was a complete pain in the ass. Congrats to those who got this piece of shit working. May just end up getting the torch. God only knows if/when T-mobile will make OS6 an official release. Later T-Mobile. Love my 9700 but I really wanna switch it up now.

Finally,...an all day ordeal, but I finally got it. I'm in the process of setting up my icons, etc.

This is what I did:

1 - Backup (nothing special,...didn't removed any 3rd Party apps),...I did not remove the Vendor file
2 - DL'd and installed the leaked BB6 OS
3 - DL'd BBSAK (..a Life Saver,..I'm definitely donating)
4 - Installed the OS6 via DTM (DTM 6)
5 - Did a Restart
6 - Opened BBSAK,...Clicked on "Modify COD's",...after the large window populated with the long list of CODs,...I scrolled until I located "net_rim_theme_tmobile_BlackBerry6_480x360_b.cod" and clicked on "Remove COD(s)",...BBSAK will process the action and report that the COD has been removed, etc. Save the COD list and exit BBSAK
7 - Restarted via a battery pull,...don't worry, OS6 startup is way faster than OS5!
8 - After restart, you should now have normal (large) icons.
9 - Did a Data "Restore" at this point
10- Proceeded to setup my OS6-rocked 9700!

Note, this saved me a few hundred $bucks$ as I was nearly ready to upgrade the hard way by getting a 9780! Thanks to all that posted the many "How To's" along the way.

BTW,...I'm on T-MO,...OS6 is a beautiful thing! Thanks for the many tips...

Downloading this leak was the worst thing I've ever done. Nothing works & now I'm trying to downgrade back to 5.0 & I can't even do a security wipe. I think I may have a virus on my phone now. Thanks for nothing.

After reading some of the posts, I was worried it wouldn't work, but it does...perfecttly! I love it! I might still get the torch, but this definitely is great for all of us 9700 uers. universal search and the new webkit are awesome.

I'm using a 9700 with Bell Mobility if anyone cares to know. Thanks crackberry!

I restarted my phone and tried to restore my backup again. it got further, to the point where it was restoring messages, but it still crashed. Not sure what the issue is. maybe I just saved way too many messages.

ive put it on my phone and its actually great.
maybe a little better than expected.
of course they're are some glitches however that is expected. i am just a little confused on why i cant find social feeds.

this is my first leaked os I've downloaded. downloaded to my pc and I deleted the vendor file and DM recognizes it but when I click upgrade now I get an error saying "one or more moodules could not be resolved". what am I doing wrong??? please help!

Buzz online has it at november 17 but I will believe it when I see it. I have tmo and couldn't get it to load either (I'm pretty good at bb navigation but suck at the "outlaw" stuff) so I'm just gonna sit tight and wait for an official release (unless someone can do it locally for some compensation of some sort)

Downloaded and deleted the vendor file and it would not let me load it. Then restored the vendor file and on it went no problems.The bold is on vodafone uk and it works brilliantly.
Its on my girlfriends phone so she is getting used to it but have not noticed any bugs as of yet and still had 74.1 mb of memory left. Runs pretty snappy and feels good all round.
Thanks for the leak Crackberry

installed OS6 a few hours ago, liking the new interface, feels like a new phone, no issues so far, updated OS just like i would have a normal 5.XX update, backup, remove vendor.xml etc....no problems to declare although i have lost my cursor when scrolling up over bbm's and i couldnt paste a number into Contacts when editing, will try a rebot and see if the cursor comes back.

at 12:00pm today
I downloaded the file from Hotfile, installed on the PC and had a smooth installation on the phone. I backed up everything on my phone before I installed the OS on the phone. I had a 9000 before so I thought I would have less than 20mb in app memory but I have about 65mb leftover on the 9700. This is a big plus for me cause when I installed OS5 on the 9000, i was in the low 20mb and I had a hard time installing new apps on the phone. Hence my upgrade to the 9700 for free (recently on OCT 22).

My findings so far with OS6 on the 9700:
It's a bit sluggish so I upped my trackpad sensitivity to 90. Most of the apps work fine except for UberTwiiter and there is no Social Feeds. (is there a way to get Social Feeds for this build?) Webkit browser is excellent, love it. The only minor thing I had a little issue scrolling up and down. Universal Search is on point as well.

If I find anything new with this build, i will post.
Overall so far so good, but it needs work before it becomes official.

But I might end up getting the Torch anyway b/c of even more memory and a better camera. Also they have updated the OS6 since it's launch, so i hope it's much better than .344 and i can choose between a different colors in NOV.

(phone was synced via PC USB till 4:30)

Update at 7:30
I had to install Social Feeds from Desktop Manager, then uninstall and reinstall Twitter for Blackberry so Twitter could work with Social Feeds. Works fine. Battery life is pretty good so far. App World works good as well. 3G and WIFI are on. Right now Batt life is at 70%. I will be posting more updates on Twitter as well.

Overall excited, RIM is heading the right direction (slowly but surely), cant wait for the official release but still needs tweaking.

I downloaded os6 loving it, the only issue is that when i used the web browser it says that I dont have access to it cuz my provider hasnt given me access to this, i dont know what to do cuz i used to be able to use the browser in os 5, and yes it lets me use it on wifi... if your asking im using BIS.

HELP I wanna load it on2 my fone havin a hard time. This will b my 1st time & I really don't wanna mess it up, do I have to use DM6? But can sum1 just give me a step by step on wat to do?? It would really help a lot

I did notice when using the cradle or charging pod, the battery does not change to reflect that is charging. However, it does charge, so i believe is a visual thing. If you turn on events notifications, you will hear a tone when you sit it on the cradle, meaning is charging.

you guys are so vague with how to delete the t-mobile themese, I'm glad I'm smart and I figured it out. Anyone with this problem can google BBSAK(blackberry swiss army knife) and go thru the steps to download the app, read the system and delete the cod then save the read.

6.0 is great, I only have 52MB free tho (but I have about 20+ apps).

This leak is a little sluggish
love the universal search and the new fonts.

8 hours running it, works like a charm. All, and I mean ALL my apps are working just fine. Windows Live Messenger, Facebook, Google Maps, Docs to go and PDF to go, even CaptureIt, which i thought it'd fail, works ok. Today it was like my out of the box moment again. Thanks to RIM for this lovely OS and thanks to Crackberry for the leak. Enjoy!!!

I downloaded it, installed it according to the T-Mobile directions as far as deleting the .cod files. Everything was working great and then my trackpad became unresponsive. Every once in a while I can get it to work but then it stops again. I've done probably a dozen battery pulls and it still has the same issue. Is anyone else having the same problem?

Steps that worked for me:
1. Download the file and run the EXE (Windows only)(wait 1-5 mins)
2. If you don't already have the latest version of Blackberry Desktop Software v6, install it. Otherwise, run it.
3. Plug in your BB9700 and perform a full backup. (wait 5-10mins)
4. Exit BB Desktop Manager
4. Download the latest version of BBSAK (utility to wipe your OS clean) at http://www.bbsak.org/
5. Install it and run it. (Optional: If you wish to backup 3rd party apps, click on the "Backup Apps" button)
6. To completely wipe the device, and to avoid any compatibility issues when upgrading from 5.0 to 6.0, click on the "Wipe Device" button. (wait 5-10min)
7. Now, your device will reboot and it will display an 507-error. This is normal. It means the wipe was successful.
8. Open BB Desktop Manager and it should recognize the latest version 6.0 that you're previously installed.
9. Once it installs, in BB Desktop Manager, press the Device button, then "Restore" button. To restore all your contacts/emails/wifi/calendar/etc.
10. Once it restores your BB data, you can use the BBSAK to also restore 3rd party apps by clicking on "Restore Apps" (I skipped this step and installed them manually to avoid any compatibility issues)
11. OS 6.0 should work beautifully now.
12. I noticed a few BB applications were missing, so i opened up BB Desktop Software, clicked on "Applications", then selected my favorites: Password Keeper, Social Feeds. Then press "Apply" button. (wait 1-5min)
13. I checked the free space available (Options/Device/Storage) right after OS6.0 install. It was 98.4 MB.
14. I installed my usual apps (BerryBuzz,BerryWeather,Twitter,BB App World,Superstore,LastPass) and the free space was now at 75.6 MB.
15. Conclusion: OS v6.0.0.344 works beautifully on the Blackberry 9700 with lots of free space!

I followed your instructions exactly as you wrote and I installed os6 without any proplems. The new os is great. The most notable improvments include the webkit browser,universal search and the UI in general. The UI is fast and fun to use. Overall a vast improvment over os5. In regards to memory I have 70 Mb free after istalling about 15 apps. So anyone debating on wether to update I encurage to do so. Finally I would like to acknowledge unsuspectingly for sharing his knowledge with the rest of the community.

well for crying and couldnt wait for the 6 to come out its finally out and i have read some complaint already geeze. well i had a lil complication when i loaded it but then resolved it by removing the default theme for t-mobile worked for me and now im running os6 smoothly on my tmobile 9700 & dont forget to delete the Vendor file as well. my 9700 is looking sexier lol

P.S. i just got word from T-mobile BB tech that they will be supporting OS6 with in this month the guy said we should expect it no later than the 17th of November. so there a lil update on for us T-Mobile people that are waiting for the supporting of OS6. i cant wait

Everyone having the white screen issue, looks through the comments it has something to do with deleting a t-mobile theme.

Everyone having the dissapearing cursor issue in bbm, email, sms...it's like the OS is designed for torch where you have to hit menu, then select text. When you do that on ours the cursor reappears and stays there throughout the whole email, etc.

For those not seeing BBM, same thing happened to me, google in your browser for an OTA download, download and replace your current BBM. MAKE SURE you backup contacts first. Then it will tell you to reboot and presto BBM will be on your home screen.

I just love it!!!! I download it with MegaUpload and it took 10min to install into my pc and 15 min to my BB..only something weird, when I browse the facebook website not the app at the very bottom of the page where is the log out it says "to download facebook for your TORCH" I don't get it =S but otterwise amazing OS

So for, its been running just fine, the only problem i've found so far is that the native browser wont work, it keeps telling me that "browsing over cellular network is not included as part of your current service plan" ... Opera Mini works just fine, so i guess i will be using the other browsers for the moment, if any one knows how to correct this, let me know

Got the same error when I installed on my 9650. Don't know if it works the same on GSM as it does on CDMA, but all I had to do was go into the options and provision my phone. I found it under Networks and Connections, Mobile Network, bb key. Error hasn't come back since.

I have been trolling these forums since word that the 9700 will be getting os6 for a leak and its finally here!!

I did a backup and installed over my os5 install and so far, everything has been flawless. Most of my previous applications (though, admittedly are not many) are working fine and I still have 74.1mb os storage remaining. Also installed social feeds, youtube etc.

So far im liking the new os, was gonna sell my phone but I think ill hang on to it for a while longer. Very pleased!!! Thanks CB!

installed smoothly thru dtm for me... hmm some bugs realized... top 3 calendar events remain in the notification bar all the time, cant see cursor when highlighting text in messages,email,bbm, etc. other than that, good so far! loving the feel of OS 6~

I'm trying to update to OS6 from DM and i'll click update, then it'll ask if I want to back up and add my email so they can let me of future updates, then i'll say "one or more modules could not be found."

Just plug your device to your PC, run Blackberry Desktop Manager and let it update all the social apps: Twitter, Facebook, WLM. I did it and Social Feeds is showing everything. Actually, I just let it update the whole phone and got now a new version of Docs to go!

Got a white screen 602 App Error, which crashed the device. I was viewing a saved video, but I have no idea if that's what caused it. So long as these are relatively infrequent, isolated incidents, I'm fine with it...Kind of expected with a leaked OS.

All right everything went smoothly at first, i downloaded the update from Megaupload after it installed i opened blackberry desktop manager (version 6) and it found the update and backed up my files and then it did its thing. So far so good, the phone reboots and then i see a quick little intro video, then i get an all white screen with a terms and agreement thing i scroll down and press ok......then nothing happens for a while so i turn off the device and then i get a quick glimpse of the home screen and it looks retarded, so the phone turns off after about 5min i turn it on again and it stays stuck in the T-mobile logo, but its working cause i got an email, heard the sound and have a flashing red light......WHAT SHOULD I DO?!

used BBSAK to backup and wipe but received an excpetion error when loading the new OS from it. I went straight to the loader in the common files and it installed in about 20 mins. Working fine with ATT. BES is working. Everything else is working from what I can see so far.

Forgot to mention loading of web pages seems about the same time to load but once your scrolling up and down or left or right its absolutly shit hot fast. Lol. Sometimes. It seems to speedy. The trackpad feels like its been taking acid

Had it on about an hour now,not to sure if I like it or not because it is so different from previous. Ill let u know later. Anyway downloaded no problem,installed no problem using bb desktop manager,all third party apps up and running fine no problems,they also all look better,maybe its just bolder and clearer text. Still finding my way around,like I said its completley different. In my opinion can't really see any difference In speed in browser but everything does look miles better. Scrolling through menues is mega fast. Overall its looks great feels really fast,just taking me a bit longer than I thought to navigate round. Around 64 mb memory left with my 8-9 third party apps installed,so still plenty in my opinion. Hope this helps people decide. Its growing more and more on me the more I mess around with it. Maccauk.

Gotta love how everyone in the forums is quick to tell you ur issue has already been discuseed in another DB without actually pointing you in the right direction or sending you to another link that tells you that ur answer is in another post.

Anyways this is what i found. You need to delete the tmobile .cod file and you can do it using BBsak. Don't ask me what that is or how to get it but that's about the help i got in the forums

Option 2(this worked for me)
Go to My Computer
Local Drive (C; in my case)
Program Files
Common Files
Research in Motion
Shared
Loader Files
9700M_os6
Java
then locate and delete net_rim_theme_tmobile_BlackBerry6_480x360_b.cod
net_rim_theme_tmobileeu_BlackBerry6_480x360_b.cod

You should now be able to successfully install it using either App Loader found in the Research in Motion Common Files path or ur regular Desktop Manager

Exactly, I dont use BBSAK or Desktop Mgr, I did the same as you and everything works perfectly so far! the only extra step I did was, and you probably did it too, I deleted the vendor.xml file and used the apploader after!

Holly crap! I think I just sh,!? My pants! I just dropped into the bathroom at my job just to write this! I'm going to leave work early (cause I have the runs) hint hint (excuse) just so I can download and install. This is what I've, been waiting for since I gave my girl my old BB.

I was so excited this morning when I read about the new blackberry 6 for the 9700. I downloaded it and things were missing and did not look right. The intro was very good but when you are configuring it, things are really slow and the icons are really small and there is no arrow to show you where you are going. The option menu will not even show up at times. Many of my apps are not working and it only put about 75% of my contacts back on my phone, thank goodness i already backed up before i updated. If another leak comes out I might decide to download or just wait for the full release of the blackberry 6.

Thanx to a few comments on crackberry i was able to get social feeds from desktop manager, but somehow i dont see integration with twitter and also another issue i noticed was that i dont get my BBM updates on social feeds. Updates for facebook and RSS feeds are working great but not others..
Let me know if any one of you has any update on the same

Solved 9700 6.0 No Theme Issue
The blackberry.alx file is located in the C:\Program Files\Common Files\Research In Motion\Shared\Loader Files\9700M_v6.0.0.344_P6.6.0.50 directory on your PC. 64bit user its under Progam Files (x86)

Open the blackberry.alx with notepad and hit ctrl+f and search for tmobile. Hit next until you see the information below.

Once you have installed the OS onto your PC, go to the java folder. Delete the .cod tmobile theme files (if you search tmobile in the folder then they are the first two results)
After that, back up your files and do a security wipe on your phone. When it reboots, delete the vendor.xml file and load onto your device using apploader (I had issues with it not letting me in BBDM 6)
It should be perfect!!! If not, let us know and we can band together to fix it. Let all 9700 owners have some love!!!

Let me say, she installed beautifully, she works seamlessley and fast, fast and more fast.

The OS has made my 9700 Nuclear powered.

I created a backup file as you should always do, then I installed the OS to my PC using the executable file (9700M_PBr6.0.0_rel1202_PL6.6.0.50_A6.0.0.344.exe), then I opened Desktop 6, which noticed the update, I ran the update which went flawlessly, then I installed the back up file and presto. All 3rd party apps work all my previous settings worked it just went swimmingly well. Just my ringtones had to be redone.

I have the newest OS 5.0.0.979 build on my phone and i must say i am truly happy with it! its amazing! anyways... since OS 6 leaked for the 9700 is there anyway to just get the webkit browser files and use them on OS 5 or it only runs on OS 6? I must say i have anxiously waited for this leak and was extremely happy to see it... but i am in no rush to put it on my phone.... reasons WHY:

1. i have 20 themes on my phone... ranging from elecite to hedone designs, a couple themes i won on crackberry (super mario theme 2.0 lol) and themes for my NFL, NBA and other sports teams i like.... losing all this theme versatility for one theme and lack of development for OS 6 themes is a big big NEGATIVE! im happy with how i can change my themes to suit whatever i want... NFL game NFL theme... NBA game NBA team theme... professional themes for work environments and meetings... u get the point!!! many paid for and will be lost!!

2. i have about 20 apps on my phone... and i understand some of them are upgradable to OS 6 and will work... but for those that done wats gonna happen to me then... have to repay for an upgrade?? berrybuzz 3.xx, beweather 2.xx, quickpull pro, quicklaunch, imgedit, remoteprint, wallpaper changer, ringsmart, currency converters,, ultimate converters, up to date documents to go and df reader, google maps, flash on, leave it on.... im forgetting some but u get the BIG POINT!!!! i have my bold 9700 running at such an amazing pace its simply Great!! along with themes losing stuff u paid for and happy with is a big downfall no matter wat i getting out the OS6 with one THEME!!

3. This is big... its not about the money or upgrading cause im sure i can do that and have many apps working on my OS6 and then just start over with themes when they start pouring in... but now... with so many apps and themes that i am very very happy with right now... 56 mb of memory would seem very small to me.... i am at 70 mb with everything i got on my phone and that 56 mb seems like it is gonna limit me ALOT!!! if they had ways of getting all this on an sd card and still running them i wouldnt be complaining!!! this is also a BIG NEGATIVE!!

Now this comes to my conclusion with all this... like i said i waited patiently but now after weighing in the pros and cons... i will stick with my OS 5 as for now... this leak is too early to just jump into... rebuilding back everything i have on my phone is not worth losing... like i said i am EXTREMELY happy with everything i have going with my phone... i love everything... so all i would want from the OS6 is the WEBKIT browser to tell u the truth... yes the universal search and some other stuff entice me greatly... but its just not enuff!!! give me the WEBKIT BROWSER and i'm gonna be the happiest BOLD 9700 user... OS5 not 6 hahahahahaha

i just really had to get that off my chest and know alot of people feel the same way... and like i said i was waiting for this soo badly and was very excited when i saw it this morning... but the wait is over and i am choosing not to go 6... JUST YET!

I'm not sure where people are getting that 50mb left after installing. I guess it's possible if you chose to install all the options provided during setup, but when I installed it, I had little over 90mb free. During setup I only chose to install password keeper, all the games, and app world.

After I installed all my apps, I am around 72mb free.

2) I use quicklaunch and docs to go as well. Both work on 6 and I did not need to repurchase anything.

I have T-Mobile and had to do this. You will need to delete both of the T-Mobile theme .cod files in the java folder then use the App Loader. It should work fine then. It did for me. 95.5 mb free and I am loving every minute of OS6.

Finally the Gods have answered our requests and the angels of Crackberry have helped us to enjoy OS 6 :)
I have OS 6 running on my 9700 and everything is working just fine without any trouble whatsoever. Just a couple of issues which i would like sorted out: do see change theme option and dont see one of its best new feature of Social Feed. if any one of you can see those then please let me know about the same.
Universal search and the new browser are working really well.

in fact mine is so responsive on the swipes I had to downgrade the sensitivity to 60 both horizontal and vertical, as you said browser is blazing fast and I have to agree, some of the apps like IM+ seem like a trouble maker even with their latest update, don't know if it is OS 6 ready, I had to close that app but rest works excellent, I have around 50 MB left for the apps.

guys helpme out here
i cant get it installed to my bb 9700
it stucks in Uploading RAM Image
i wiped the device delete the vendor still i waited an hour but no progress
it just stuck in Uploading RAM Imge
anyone else has this proble?

I've downloaded (about 40 mins), installed (about 45 mins), and have now been playing with my 9700 with OS 6.

It's awesome so far. I'm loving the 'bubbles' in my text message conversations. The browser webkit is also extremely nice.

Some advice though, if you are able to wait, I'd recommend shrinking the OS down before installing it. I have about 10 mb left after installation. I do have FB, Twitter, ScoreMobile, Docs to Go, Slacker, Pandora, IHeartRadio, and a weather app. Before the OS, I was rocking about 45 mb (I think, I should've checked before I installed).

I've had two bugs hit me so far. The first one was when I sync'd to Outlook. For some reason it would read all 148 contacts, but get stuck on 138. So, all my business contacts were in but some of my family was out. I deleted the offending 10 contacts and re-sync'd then I added the deleted contacts.

I'm also getting a java.lang.Nullblahblahblah error whenever it reboots. Haven't fixed it yet. I'll post that once I see it again.

For the technologically superior posters: I did not upgrade my DM to 6, I need redirector for my work e-mails (I think that MAY have caused one of my problems).

Other than those two errors I'm liking OS 6. The new homescreen does take some getting used too. And of course, the theme is not changeable and you WILL have to reset all your folders and app locations. Didn't take me very long.

The only thing I would like is a dedicated weather app slot and for the Today slider to show SMS/MMS along with the calendar and phone log.

of course ive been waiting for this to come out forever now and i wiped and installed 4 times already...deleted the vendor file...and still get a white screen, no cursor, and small black icons....seems like this is only happening for tmbobile users....SOMEONE HELP!!

of course ive been waiting for this to come out forever now and i wiped and installed 4 times already...deleted the vendor file...and still get a white screen, no cursor, and small black icons....seems like this is only happening for tmobile users....SOMEONE HELP!!

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